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Pop Culture Roundup Dec. 5, 2006

Comics pro Tony Isabella has a great idea: An industry award named for Father of Comics Fandom Jerry Bails, who passed away recently.

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Via Bedazzled!: A vintage "Mystery Date" TV commmercial.

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Is "minx" the greatest name for DC Comics' new line of female-geared graphic novels? Discuss.

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Sharity: Mmmmm.... Christmas with the Golddiggers.

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A new Sheena of the Jungle comics series is planned.

Devil’s Due will launch Sheena with a 99-Cent Sheena Preview Special in March by Robert Rodi with de Souza and Aratow, with pencils by Steven Cummings, and two covers by Tim Seely. The publisher plans to launch their first Sheena limited series in June. The titles will be available on pullboxonline.com.

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The official "Ghost Rider" movie site is up.

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From Mark Evanier: An interesting update on the great former Marvel Comics artist Herb Trimpe.

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The New York Times visits "H.R. Pufnstuf" producer Sid Krofft.

To viewers raised on Mr. Krofft’s Saturday morning shows — with their kaleidoscopic visions of young protagonists in fantastic, far-off places, surrounded by exotic creatures and unencumbered by adult authority figures — it will come as no surprise that he resides in a wonderland of his own making. Since the mid-1970s he has lived on a four-and-a-half acre estate in the Hollywood Hills, in a two-story wood-and-brick home he designed himself, with vines, ferns and cactuses planted in every corner. A continuous stream of New Age music wafts from speakers in each room, and a sizable treehouse surrounds a tall eucalyptus tree that grows by his pool.

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The BBC has released details on this year's "Doctor Who" Christmas episode airing in the UK:

Award-winning comedy actress Catherine Tate and Sarah Parish star alongside David Tennant in a special Christmas edition of the time-travelling adventure.

Bride-to-be Donna mysteriously vanishes as she prepares to marry her boyfriend Lance in a glittering ceremony on Christmas Eve. She suddenly appears, to her complete astonishment, in the Tardis with the Doctor.

As the Tardis races to get to the church on time, the Doctor and Donna are closely watched by the sinister figure of The Empress of Racnoss from her throne in her spaceship. It soon becomes clear that Donna is the key to an ancient alien plan to destroy the Earth.

David Tennant plays the Doctor, Catherine Tate plays Donna and Sarah Parish plays The Empress of Racnoss.

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Lucy Lawless is set to voice Wonder Woman in an upcoming "Justice League" cartoon.

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CD new releases Dec. 5, 2006

DVD new releases Dec. 5, 2006

Davey and Goliath DVDs

MI-5 DVDs

Airwolf DVDs

Extras DVDs

Mister Peepers DVDs